Rachel Carson and her sisters : extraordinary women who have shaped America's environment /
In Rachel Carson and her sisters, Robert K. Musil redefines the achievements and legacy of environmental pioneer and scientist Rachel Carson, linking her work to a wide network of American women activists and writers and introducing her to a new, contemporary audience. Rachel Carson was the first Am...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey :
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2014
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | In Rachel Carson and her sisters, Robert K. Musil redefines the achievements and legacy of environmental pioneer and scientist Rachel Carson, linking her work to a wide network of American women activists and writers and introducing her to a new, contemporary audience. Rachel Carson was the first American to combine two longstanding, but separate strands of American environmentalism -- the love of nature and a concern for human health. Widely known for her 1962 best-seller, Silent spring, Carson is today often perceived as a solitary "great woman," whose work single-handedly launched a modern environmental movement. But as Musil demonstrates, Carson's life's work drew upon and was supported by already existing movements, many led by women, in conservation and public health |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 309 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-277) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813562438 0813562430 1306463424 9781306463423 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
